I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old people remember what interests them: the dates fixed for their lawsuits, and the names of their debtors and creditors.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who...

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who...

Whatever you do, do with all your might

Whatever you do, do with all your might

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a...

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a...

He does not seem to me to be a free man who does not sometimes...

He does not seem to me to be a free man who does not sometimes...

People do not understand what a great revenue economy is.

People do not understand what a great revenue economy is.

Laws are inoperative in war

Laws are inoperative in war

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.

The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.

Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

Old age: the crown of life, our play's last act.

Old age: the crown of life, our play's last act.

The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.

The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.

Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase...

Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase...

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge

Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge

Memory is the greatest of artists, and effaces from your mind what is unnecessary.

Memory is the greatest of artists, and effaces from your mind what is unnecessary.

A thousand fantasies Begin to throng into my memory, Of calling shapes, and beckoning shadows...

A thousand fantasies Begin to throng into my memory, Of calling shapes, and beckoning shadows...